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Sales Tax Set-Up Problems

edited Jul 12, 2007 12:58PM in Accounting / ERP 4 comments

I've been through all the UG sales tax posts and read all the NetSuite instructions, but still can't seem to get my tax set-up to work for customers that ship to states where we don't collect tax.       Here's my set-up:

Customer Record:
- Taxable = True
- Tax Item = Blank

Tax Accounting Set-Up:
- Tax Code Lists Include = Tax Groups and Tax Items
- Customers default to Taxable = True
- Default Tax Code = Blank
- Charge Out-of District Tax = True  (collect in home state +3)
- Preferred Tax Agency = Blank

When I try to save my sales order with a ship-to state where we don't collect tax, I get an error message "Please specify a tax item and tax rate for this customer".

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